Hugo Martinez Jr.

Hugo Martinez Jr. was a Colombian policeman who served in the radio corps of the Colombian Army. In 1993, he was the man who tracked down Pablo Escobar to the Los Olivos neighborhood of Medellin, leading to Escobar's death.

Biography
Hugo Martinez Jr. was the son of Colonel Hugo Martinez, a veteran soldier who had served on the police force since 1966. The younger Hugo Martinez followed in his father's footsteps and attended the Colombian National Police Academy, and he graduated in 1992. Martinez was one of the smartest cadets in his class, and he volunteered to join Search Bloc after President Cesar Gaviria asked his fellow top graduates to join in the hunt for Pablo Escobar. In late 1992, Carlos Castano Gil stole his gun from him when Martinez attempted to block him from entering Medellin at a roadblock (which had been set up during an operation to capture Nelson Hernandez). Martinez might have been shot, had it not been for DEA agent Javier Pena persuading Castano to stand down. Martinez was forced to led Castano and his AUC thugs pass through, and his father, already upset by his son's decision to join Search Bloc, had him reassigned to the radio corps.

Martinez was introduced to his superior, Sergeant Morales, and the two of them worked in a van outside of Medellin, monitoring phone communications between Medellin Cartel members. Martinez took part in the operation to capture Escobar in late 1993, having the van's driver drive slowly through Medellin as he attempted to pick up Escobar's conversations on his radio. On 2 December 1993, he located Escobar in the Los Olivos neighborhood, and he saw a bearded Escobar through the window of his hideout. Martinez called in his father's troops, and they raided the building, killing Escobar and his chauffeur Jhon Burgos.